Brooks Glycerin 18 Women's Shoes (12)

I have narrow heels and wide front feet with very prominent bunions, particularly on my right foot. It is a nightmare to find shoes that won’t squash the life out of it. The fabric of most shoes pulls very tight over the bone and it hurts. Glycerins are, so far, the only shoes that don’t do that. My front foot has room to breath, while still being reasonably stable on my heel with a shoelace ankle lock. The cushioning is also really good. They aren’t hard shoes and I find them very comfortable. I like that they decreased the drop a bit in this version. I would ideally like it to drop. Little more so I am not putting as much weight and pressure on the front of my feet. I usually have to get half a size larger in these shoes than I am usually told when being professionally sized. Because people measure my big toe and they ignore that there is not a great deal of difference in length between my largest and smallest toes. So the way the shoe curves, it would squash my smaller toes. Another item on my wishlist for these shoes is that they would make the front more naturally shaped. Overall great shoes, and I will keep wearing them until I perhaps one day find something better. If that ever happens. Maybe if I could buy completely custom shoes. Glycerins have their problems, but overall they are the best shoes I have found, so five stars.